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Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... reported that the country's manufacturing PMI increased to 50.6 last month - the highest level in seven months - thanks to stronger exports and new orders. This followed other positive signs that included stronger-than-expected growth in retail spending ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... fiscal cliff of automatic tax rises and spending cuts. European markets also notched up gains, while commodity prices were stronger. At 0xxxx AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up/down xx points at xxx. In economic news ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... in US third quarter GDP. Perhaps because it was both good - revised to 2.7% annualised growth from 2.0% (which means a stronger starting point for the fourth quarter economy) -- and bad - inventories contributed 0.77 percentage point to that growth (which ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... those net savings," he said. Spence acknowledged the timeliness of the new system given new trustee obligations under the Stronger Super reforms to explicitly consider the tax consequences of investing and evaluate outcomes on an after-tax basis. Qantas ...

Euro endurance is lesser of two evils

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... country could contract by as much as 50% in the first year alone. Furthermore, the effect of contagion could see the far stronger economies of northern Europe dragged into recession. McMahon says that Germany had more than US$300 billion of exposure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Nasdaq Composite climbed 40.30 (1.38 per cent) to 2,966.85. LONDON - European stock markets advanced and the euro was stronger against the dollar on Friday as dealers welcomed a surprise rebound in German business confidence while they watched another ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... trilateral free trade agreement when they meet on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia next week... to pursue stronger economic ties". Yes, you read correctly - a free trade agreement between the three biggest economies of Asia. How good ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... spending on imported goods). Friday - the Wall was up despite 'fiscal cliff' worries as US consumer confidence rose to a stronger-than-expected 84.9 in November - the fourth consecutive month of gains and the highest level since July 2007. Can't miss ...

New MD for Plum Financial Services

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... continues on its next stage of growth as well as gearing up for significant regulatory change, including preparing for Stronger Super," said Scott Hartley, executive general manager of corporate institutional wealth.